Strange Zeus had killed countless people and did not know how many battles and crises he had experienced. If he hadn’t cared about Ning Cheng’s gun ripple earlier, he had already had a hint of a bad feeling in his heart when Ning Cheng’s trapped formation and the Fifth Bridge to the Afterlife appeared. This was an intuition formed from a long period of killing and fighting, and this instinct for life and death had saved him many times.
When Ning Cheng’s Rule Breaking Finger was offered, he immediately understood that Ning Cheng’s strength would definitely not be weaker than his. The rumour had it that Ning Cheng’s strength was not half exaggerated, and there was even an element of reduction in it.
Strange Zeus no longer wanted to tear Ning Cheng apart with his Yin Yang Gun Manifest, let alone expect his Void Trapping Formation to bind Ning Cheng.
In this instant, the Yin-Yang Gun Manifest transformed into a huge Taiji Yin-Yang diagram, straddling the middle between him and Ning Cheng. And the carriage that had transformed into an endless space of bladed arrows also transformed into a shield at this moment.
The great black grindstone of the Bridge of Eternal Life rolled up and swept away the endless cracks in the void that had come to a standstill, and the black and white Taiji Yin-Yang diagram dao rhythm that the Strange Zu Yin-Yang spear mane had transformed into was also frantically ground away by the great black grindstone.
“Boom ……” The violent forces clashed together, the dao rhyme exploded and the after effects curled up.
The Breaking Rule Finger easily tore apart the black and white Tai Yi Yin Yang diagram and blasted at the protection of Strange Zu’s realm and the carriage fused together.
“Ka-ching ……” The realm shattered and an arrow of blood exploded in the dao rhyme of the two divine powers clashing. In just a few breaths, everything around them fell silent.
Under the Broken Rule Finger, the rules of heaven and earth around them instantly weakened. The luxurious carriage lost control and was blasted to the ground by Ning Cheng, while Strange Zu disappeared. In the space where the two had fought, there was still some faint blood filling the air.
The battle between the two came and went even faster. Back then, Ning Cheng and Strange Song had fought in darkness, but now it was over in just a few breaths with this Strange Zu.
Ning Cheng raised his hand and put away the carriage, not much happy. Stranger Zu’s strength was similar to what he had imagined, in fact it was not weaker than him at all, and even slightly stronger than him.
The reason why he was able to blast Strange Zeus to the point of injury and then flee in a mess, even leaving behind the carriage treasure, was because he had the first opportunity at every turn.
The killer move that enabled him to defeat Strange Zeus was not the Breaking Rule Finger, but his Trapped Formation. He was even stronger than Stranger Zeus in his formation dao and had set up the trap formation here in advance, which was the killer move.
Because of this trapped formation, it restricted Strange Zeus’s strikes at every turn. From the time Strange Zeus used the Void Killing Formation to deal with him, Strange Zeus was already at a disadvantage.
It was with the Trapped Formation, the Fifth Bridge to Life, the Scarless Gun Pattern and the Breaking Rule Finger all coming together, that he only managed to get Strange Zeus injured and drop the carriage magic treasure to escape. It was clear that if he fought Stranger Zeus in a fancy battle, he would not have much of an advantage.
His proficiency in formations had already been revealed, and the next time he faced Strange Zeus, he would probably be wary of him. The encounter between the two had not really ended yet, it should have just begun.
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On the second level of the Heavenly Gate Thunder Tower, Strange Zeus, who was dressed in white, looked somewhat pale. His white clothes were also splattered with many blood splatters. This made his face even more gloomy, and his eyes were a little more frantic because of this.
Since his debut, he had experienced countless killings, and the number of people who had died at his hands was countless. Yet, he had not expected to suffer such a huge loss in front of Ning Cheng today. If he had not unleashed the forbidden technique to escape, he might have lost his life here today. As for losing the Chariot Treasure, that was simply the luck of the draw.
Even though Ning Cheng was originally among the people he was bound to kill, now he had already listed Ning Cheng as someone he would not only kill, but also ruthlessly abuse. Without this, he could not relieve his heart’s hatred.
He also knew why he had fallen in front of Ning Cheng today, it was not that his strength was too far different from Ning Cheng. Rather, he had misjudged the effect of his Void Trapping and Killing Formation and also misjudged Ning Cheng’s Formation Dao strength.
In his opinion, if Ning Cheng’s Formation Dao really had a few strokes, then he would definitely have participated in the fourth Formation Fighting Event. Entering was a competition and no one would mind having less points. He did not expect Ning Cheng to be so deep in concealment, and even though he was obviously extremely strong in his formation dao, he did not go to the fourth fighting array.
Could it be that this person knew that he would make a move against him and deliberately concealed his formation dao techniques to deal with him?
“I will take my time to kill you.” Strange Zeus once again glanced back at the entrance to the second level of the Heavenly Gate Thunder Tower before he quickly turned around and left.
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The entrance to the upper level of the Heavenly Gate Thunder Tower had a very obvious sign despite the fact that it could not be swept with divine sense. That is the place where the thunder arc attacks are more intense is the entrance to the upper level.
Even though he knew that it would be difficult to kill Strange Zu inside, Ning Cheng still quickly rushed to the second level of the Heavenly Gate Thunder Tower. If Strange Zeus was not killed, the threat was too great.
The thunder arcs on the second level were much stronger than the first, and were still of no use to Ning Cheng. Not only could these thunder arcs not harm him, they were not even of much use in absorbing the thunder source. Ning Cheng did not see many people in the second layer either, so it was obvious that those who could participate in the duel were not simple people. These thunder arc attacks on the first and second levels would not be able to stop anyone at all.
The third and fourth layers ……
Ning Cheng arrived at the seventh layer in a very short time, and the thunder arcs on the seventh layer already had a certain power. A white thunder arc, the thickness of a baby’s wrist, fell down, carrying a strong water attribute aura. If the level of protection was less, even a Dao Yuan Saint Emperor would have been instantly blown to death, I am afraid.
When this kind of thunder arc fell on Ning Cheng’s body, Ning Cheng could clearly feel the thunder source fluctuations. In other words, if he was willing to spend a lot of time here to temper his flesh and cultivation, this thunder arc would be of great use to him.
At this level, there were already a few participants who had difficulty walking, most of these people had sacrificed their defensive magic treasures, and every step they took required a great deal of energy.
Ning Cheng secretly sighed, some of the people here were definitely going to be taken out by the lightning arcs here. On the first nine levels of the Heavenly Gate Thunder Tower, even if they could not break through, they would not be teleported out, this was the cruelty of cultivation.
Very few of those who entered the Heavenly Gate Thunder Tower were below the level of a Mixed Yuan, they were basically Mixed Yuan Saint Emperors, and there were even Hedao Saint Emperors. Unfortunately, the techniques they cultivated were related to their own attributes, and their resistance to lightning arc attacks was relatively weak.
The reason why some of them were trapped on the seventh level was caused by their overconfidence in their own strength. He was certain that there were no mixed elements, or even Hedao Saint Emperors, from the Heaven’s Gate Realm trapped here. Those from the Heavenly Gate Realm knew how powerful the Heavenly Gate Thunder Tower was and would rather miss the tournament than come here to break into it.
Ning Cheng didn’t bother about these people, but accelerated his steps and rushed towards the entrance of the eighth level where the thunder arcs were dense. Since he had chosen to enter the Heavenly Gate Thunder Tower to participate in the duel, he had to be aware of falling. The most important thing for him at this moment was to go and stop Strange Zeus. It was not that he was afraid that Strange Zeus would go on a killing spree here, but that he wanted to finish Strange Zeus off inside here.
With six of the seven bridges coming together, together with his Breaking Rule Finger and the five-coloured Star Splitting Arrow, there was a good chance that he could finish off Strange Zeus.
This man, Strange Zeus, was dangerous, this man was a killing demon, and now he was making enemies with him himself. With this strength of Strange Zeus, even if he were to kill all of the Tai Yi Realm or the Tai Su Realm as a whole, he would still be able to do it. The only way, then, was to finish off Strange Zeus first.
If he could not kill Strange Zeus, he had to return to the Tai Su Realm first, repair and perfect the Tai Su Realm, and then upgrade the Great Boundary Protection Formation again.
“Daoist Monarch Ning, please save my life ……” A clear and slightly frightened voice came, and Ning Cheng subconsciously turned around. He saw an ugly looking woman who was looking at him longingly.
This woman had a mid-dao cultivation and Ning Cheng could feel that she was not weak, it was just that the technique she cultivated was inherently unable to fight this water attribute white lightning arc, so she was trapped here. If he didn’t help, this woman would most likely fall here in a stifled manner.
“You know me?” Ning Cheng asked as he frowned at this somewhat ugly looking woman, generally speaking, he had some impression of any Saint Emperor of the Hopewell Dao that he had seen. This woman he did not have much of an impression of, but then again he did not suspect that this woman was telling a lie. Because this woman did give him some familiarity, a familiarity that was hard to explain.
“Daoist Monarch Ning is someone I admire, I once saw Daoist Monarch from afar once. At that time, Daojun also swept me with his gaze, and I guess Daojun didn’t care.” The ugly woman said with difficulty as she woefully barely resisted the thunder arc attack.
Ning Cheng did not ask any more questions, walked over and raised his hand in a roll, and the Dao Rhythm Domain instantly spread out. Where the protective domain unfolded, it blocked all those white thunder arcs that were falling, and in a flash, it shielded the woman in the middle of her domain.
Feeling the endless thunder arc attacks disappear, the woman only smiled at Ning Cheng with a pale face and said gratefully, “Thank you, Daoist Monarch Ning ……”
“No need to thank you, I will take you to the tenth level, you can leave by yourself.” Ning Cheng waved his hand and quickly walked towards the entrance of the eighth level.
The woman looked at Ning Cheng’s back in front of her and a shock flashed across her eyes. Ning Cheng’s cultivation level was clearly a little lower than hers, and was walking as if strolling under this endless thunder arc, without any semblance of urgency in it.
Although she also knew that the reason why she was unable to block the white thunder arc on the seventh level was not because she was not strong enough. Rather, it was because that white lightning arc was water-attributed and one of her fire-attributed divine abilities was at a critical moment. So much so that she happened to be suppressed by that water-attribute thunder arc, causing the Dao rhythm to flow poorly. Now that she had arrived at the eighth level, if Ning Cheng did not protect her, she would have been fine instead.
Ning Cheng did not say anything, despite walking extremely swiftly in the eighth layer that was littered with thunder arcs. The woman lightly clenched her fist, and a little spark appeared in the palm of her hand. This was one of her most insidious divine abilities that cut through the sky. This point of her spark came from a mutation of the Chaos Fire Seed, and after it was offered up, it would turn into an extremely thin line of fire. This line of fire could even cut across the realm.
As long as she sacrificed this Fire Star, even if Ning Cheng’s cultivation level was even higher. Within such a short distance, it would not be able to block the sneak attack of this thread of fire. What’s more, at this moment, she and Ning Cheng were still within the same shield, which meant that as long as she sneaked attacked, Ning Cheng would not even have room to defend.